All committed under the un-watchful eye of Superintendent Underly, a MAGA-hating progressive bought by the Democrat(ic) party (to the tune of $1,141,632 — 80% of her total campaign funding), supported by the teachers union, and endorsed by The Capital Times itself. As the news outlet reported:
The WI Department of Public Instruction investigated more than 200 Wisconsin teachers, aides, substitutes, and administrators from 2018 to 2023 who were accused of sexual misconduct or groomingbehaviors toward students, but the department never reported those incidents to the public. … Not surprisingly, some legislative Republicans are attempting to use the results of the newspaper’s probe to make political points.
Those darn Republicans!
Make political points, will they?! One would hope so! Because her office IS and ought to be po-lit-i-cal. Supt. Underly holds a constitutional office elected by the people on a statewide ballot. Endorsed by her predecessor at the Dept. of Public Instruction, Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat. The office may be officially non-partisan (Wink, wink!), but it is certainly political. Now watch The Capital Times dance around the consequences of its own reportage:
Some have used the Cap Times’ revelations to call for Underly to resign. But this is about so much more than plain old politics. It’s a matter of the public having confidence that the officials in charge of our schools are working to keep children safe and share with the public how they’re doing so.
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Did taxpayer funded Wisconsin DPI Superintendent Underly Juice Test Scores for Reelection?
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Only 31% of 4th graders in Wisconsin read at grade level, which is worse than Mississippi.
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Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average (now > $25,000 per student) K-12 tax & spending practices. This, despite long term, disastrous reading results.
Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?